Spotify Senior Leadership FAQ
Read what Spotify employees think about senior leadership and the CEO at the company.
Spotify has a Senior Management rating of 3.4, and Daniel Ek, the CEO of Spotify, has an approval rating of 76% across the organisation.
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16 February 2023
How are senior leaders perceived at Spotify?
Pros
Work from anywhere, remote work from home, brand that everyone knows and loves
Cons
Chaotic, no work life balance, lack of alignment everywhere but especially at the leadership level, the organizational structure doesn’t make any sense, too many 10+ years tenured employees that only know the Spotify way and don’t realize delivery is very slow because they’re the ones overcomplicating everything
Advice to Management
Centralize all (most most, all) R&D under Gustav and plan next reorg around listeners and creators, not verticals or missions
Chaotic, no work life balance, lack of alignment everywhere but especially at the leadership level, the organizational structure doesn’t make any sense, too many 10+ years tenured employees that only know the Spotify way and don’t realize delivery is very slow because they’re the ones overcomplicating everything
16 February 2023
20 December 2020
What are some insights into the strategy or vision at Spotify?
Pros
Overall good culture and mission Great leadership team Great office and perks
Cons
Some teams are pretty dysfunctional and top-down WLB is often not as advertised and doesn’t offset the lower comp (vs other tech companies) No bonus, stock refreshers are rare
Advice to Management
Pay attention to some of the acquired companies’ leadership - irresponsible, amateur and incompatible with being at a big company
Overall good culture and mission
20 December 2020
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